Guide to Greener Electronics - Sharp, January 2010

Executive summary: Sharp drops to 13th place from 7th, with a reduced score of 4.5 points. Sharp loses points for failing to show support for improvements to the revised EU RoHS Directive (Restriction of Hazardous Substances in electronics); specifically, a methodology for further restrictions of hazardous substances, and an immediate ban on brominated flameretardants (BFRs), chlorinated flame retardants (CFRs) and PVC vinyl plastic.